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    Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports (AP)

    Two versions; cut-and-paste graphic shows the top five and bottom five states? obesity prevalence with the option to incorporate own state; map shows state rankings; three sizes; 1c x 3 3/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 85.7 mm; 1c x 3 3/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 95.3 mm; 2c x 3 1/2 inches; 96.3 mm x 88.9 mmAP - The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey.


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    Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:23:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Your odds of surviving cancer depend on which country you live in. And, in the United States, it also depends on whether you're black or white, a new study finds. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:02:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Gene Mutation Puts Some Kids at Risk for Tobacco Addiction (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- People with certain common genetic variations that affect their nicotine receptors seem to be at higher risk for becoming life-long nicotine addicts if they begin smoking before they turn 17, a new study says. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:02:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Red yeast rice, fish oil fight high cholesterol (Reuters)
    Reuters - A regimen of supplements and lifestyle coaching is just as effective as statin medication for reducing levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol, and more effective in helping people lose weight, new research shows. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:46:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite wide-ranging efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new report found. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:02:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol (AP)
    AP - The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:23:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Polio resurfaces in region of Pakistan (AP)
    AP - An eight-month-old Pakistani girl has tested positive for polio in an area where militants campaigned against vaccination, a World Health Organization official said Thursday. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:13:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Report: Invest $10 a person for better health (AP)
    AP - Investing just $10 per person — roughly the price of a six-pack of beer and some chips — could greatly fuel community programs that get couch potatoes moving, prevent smoking and improve nutrition, researchers say. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:56:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Cleveland Clinic taking kidneys through navel (AP)

    An illustration provided by the Cleveland Clinic showing surgery to  remove donor kidneys through a single bellybutton incision. The Cleveland Clinic has pioneered surgery to  remove donor kidneys through a single bellybutton incision, providing hope for almost no scarring and reduced recovery time for people providing transplant organs. (AP Photo/Joseph A Pangrace, The Cleveland Clinic)AP - Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it. The kidney was removed through a single incision in his bellybutton, a surgical procedure Cleveland Clinic doctors say will reduce recovery time and leave almost no scarring.


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    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:53:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports (AP)

    An obese man walks through Sydney. British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AP - Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the nation when it comes to obesity, a new government survey reported Thursday.


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    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:36:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Anti-rejection drugs given after organ transplants may be the reason why 15 percent to 20 percent of individuals who receive such transplants have a higher risk of developing cancer within the next decade. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:46:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Common-sense actions cut falls in elderly: study (Reuters)

    An elderly man is seen with a walker in Denver, Colorado August 2, 2007. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Falls by elderly people are cut significantly when health care providers take basic steps such as prescribing physical therapy, monitoring medications and checking standing blood pressure, researchers said on Wednesday.


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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:02:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Empathy Is 'Hard-Wired' in Children's Brains (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Empathy comes naturally to children, a new report shows. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:46:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: July 16, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:46:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Diet Plans Produce Similar Results (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that Mediterranean and low-carb diets are just as good and just as safe as the low-fat diet often prescribed by doctors, a revelation that should give people more choices in eating well. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:46:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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